A pharmacist who survived a 2021 mass shooting at a Colorado supermarket said Thursday during the gunmans trial that she heard him say, This is fun at least three times during the shooting. The chilling detail had not been revealed before.
Sarah Chen said she heard the comments while hiding with her coworkers and carefully listening for any sounds from the plexiglass barrier at the pharmacy counter that might alert them to the shooters presence after Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa had opened fire in the college town of Boulder. 4 Testimony began Sept. 5, and the trial is scheduled to finish by the end of the month. Getty Images 4 Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity in the shooting. 20th Judicial District
I heard him screaming, This is fun. This is fun, Chen said.
No one, including Alissas lawyers, disputes he was the shooter. Alissa has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity in the shooting.
Alissa was diagnosed after the shooting with treatment-resistant schizophrenia. His attorneys say he had hallucinations that included hearing screaming voices, seeing people who werent there and believing he was being followed in the runup to the shooting. They argue he should be found not guilty because he was not able to tell the difference between right and wrong at the time of the shooting. 4 A pharmacist who survived the mass shooting claims she heard the gunman say this is fun. 20th Judicial District
He is charged with 10 counts of first-degree murder, multiple counts of attempted murder and other offenses, including having six high-capacity ammunition magazine devices banned in Colorado after previous mass shootings. 4 Alissa is charged with 10 counts of first-degree murder, multiple counts of attempted murder and other offenses. Getty Images
Testimony began Sept. 5, and the trial is scheduled to finish by the end of the month.
Another pharmacy worker, Maggie Montoya, a professional runner, testified about what she saw and heard while hiding in a room next to the pharmacy. That included hearing Alissa say he was naked while he surrendered. She didnt mention hearing Alissa say, This is fun.
